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AGARTALA:    A CPI(M) leader in Marxist-ruled Tripura who lay on a bed of cash withdrawn from his own bank account to fulfill a long cherished dream, is in deep trouble with his party. Jogendranagar committee member of the CPI(M) in Agartala, Samar Acharjee, a contractor by profession, was shown lying on bundles of currency notes on television footage. Mr Acharjee was heard in the footage saying "I have withdrawn 20 lakhs from my bank account and fulfilled my long cherished dream of sleeping on a bed of money." But more damagingly, the CPI(M) leader said in the telecast last Thursday "I am not a hypocrite like other party members who depict themselves as proletariat, yet have a huge amount of money." CPI(M) state secretary Bijan Dhar told PTI today "Preliminary investigation by the party shows that Mr Acharjee himself took the footage on his own mobile phone which was leaked to a television channel by his friend." Mr Dhar said, the Agartala s

Nana Patekar   is likely to visit the state to attend the convocation programme of National Institute of   Technology ( NIT ), Agartala to be conducted on  November 12 . This is the eighth convocation of NIT,   Agartala . Besides,   educationist   and president of   Manipal University   – Dr. Sanjeev Sankrit is expected to be present in the programme. Patekar, a noted Indian actor has worked in many   Hindi   and Marathi   films . He won a National Film Award for Best Supporting   Actor   and a   Filmfare Award   for Best Supporting Actor for his role in film – ‘Parinda.’ He also worked in the Territorial   Army . Patekar was honoured with   Padma Shri   for his contribution in Film and   Arts   in 2013. Source:   TNT-TheNortheastToday